The Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport, also known as Dum Dum Airport, recorded a massive rush of passengers returning to Kolkata after the annual Durga Puja festival and subsequent holidays. Airport authorities estimate that a footfall of nearly two lakh passengers was recorded this weekend (October 4 and 5) at the airport.

The surge was particularly notable given the higher number of departures recorded before Durga Puja. Around 3.6 lakh passengers arrived and departed during this period, official sources said. “During the six-day period from Panchami (the fifth day of Durga Puja) to Bijoya Dashami (the day after Dashami), approximately 3.6 lakh passengers traveled through the airport,” said an official.

The peak day of the return rush saw a massive 67,489 passeng

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